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Re: [Xen-users] Xen Hypervisor ISO Download

To: "Fajar A. Nugraha" <list@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Xen Hypervisor ISO Download
From: Tim Bearden <tim.bearden@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2011 08:57:26 -0500
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If I install CentOS w/ the virtualization build, would it be a
barebones OS?  I don't want a GUI slowing the system down and would
like all the hardware to be utilized by the VMs instead.  For
instance, ESXi is command line only, very basic OS install.

--
Tim

On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 5:01 PM, Fajar A. Nugraha <list@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 2:42 AM, Tim Bearden <tim.bearden@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> This has probably been asked before... but I guess it isn't plain
>> enough [for me].  When I go to the page and download v2.0 Live CD,
>> which ISO do I use?  I have 64bit hardware, but do not have an AMD
>> setup.  I've got Intel.
>
> For most purposes, as far as users are concerned amd64 = x86_64 = x64
> (depending on which OS/distro you're looking at). So wheter the actual
> CPU is intel or amd doesn't really matter.
>
>>  My goal is to use this disk to install Xen on
>> new hardware, then migrate P2V machines.  Thank you!
>
> Hmm ... not sure if Xen Live CD is the right tool. And judging from
> your questions, I really recommend you use Centos 5.6 instead (which
> comes with older, but well-maintaned and rock-stable version of Xen),
> choose virtualization during installation.
>
> --
> Fajar
>

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